dream village

"Okay, Master Gengen, don't act anymore, this snake will definitely have a role." Zhang Tao said with a smile.

"That... thank you so much!" Gengen stammered a little excitedly, but his inquiring eyes were still fixed on Zhang Tao, hesitant to speak, obviously wanting to know how he had a role.

Zhang Tao felt a little funny, this old man is too anxious!But thinking that he is quite old, and it is really not good to make people anxious, Zhang Tao said: "Master Gengen, this snake gall can improve eyesight, so forget it for you, and you have to help me guard the opposite side." Luo Zishan!"

"Good! Good! Don't worry!" Gengen said hastily.

"All the internal organs of the snake are given to you, and only you know how to make these things."

Gengen said a few more good words.

"What about the snake skin, you and my cousin are the same person, I know that your broken erhu will have to be covered again a long time ago."

"Okay, okay, it's not too bad, I didn't miss it, you are a good boy with a lot of loyalty." Gengen's eyes were shining with joy, and his mouth was full of praise.

Erhu and Dizi are two musical instruments that you can make yourself without spending money on them.They are generally popular in the countryside, and many people can play a hand.In the closed countryside where there are almost no recreational activities, playing the flute and playing the erhu during slack has become a way for villagers to relieve boredom, relieve fatigue and kill time.

Gen Gen stays alone in the mountains and forests for many years, and there is no one to talk to every day. If he does not find something to pass the time, it will not suffocate people to death, so playing the erhu is his biggest hobby in his spare time.His erhu is also self-made, and he certainly cannot afford an erhu with the little money he spends on guarding the forest farm.

Making the erhu is quite simple. Zhang Tao made several erhus when he was young, and the music he produced was decent.Anyway, playing the erhu is for self-entertainment, not a grade test or some kind of competition. Who cares about the quality of the sound.The resonance box is hollowed out with wood or directly replaced with old bamboo roots, and a wooden stick for pulling strings is inserted on it.Hu Gong is made of moso bamboo roasted and bent over the fire, and the bow string is replaced by hemp rope. Of course, it is the best if you can find a horsetail.Rosin is abundant all over the mountains and plains, just dig it out from the pine trees and do a little work on it.The most troublesome thing is the vibrating membrane, which has the greatest relationship with the sound quality of the erhu.The best film is of course snake skin, but how can such a large snake skin be so easy to find?

No, Gengen has been worrying about this matter for a long time.The resonance membrane of his erhu was first covered with frog skin, which soon rotted. Later, it was put together with two small snakes, and now it has rotted several holes.So, the snake skin in Zhang Tao's hand is very attractive to him.

"Snake meat will naturally be reserved for you, but it won't be too much. You know, my family can't eat this snake. With so many relatives, friends and neighbors, my family usually eats other people's meat. Now Accidentally catching such a big snake that is hard to come across in a hundred years is naturally a gift for others to try." After finishing speaking, Zhang Tao added with some distress, "According to my mother's nature, I don't know if this snake is enough or not. points!"

"I understand this matter. Among the surrounding villages, you are the most popular and hospitable. If anyone has a happy event, or catches any delicious food, they will share it with the villagers." Gen Gen Said empathetically.

After a pause, he asked again, "Isn't there a middle-aged man named Hong Qing in your village?"

"Yes! What about him?" Zhang Tao asked suspiciously, and then he added, "He's still my uncle!"

"Hong Qing is your uncle!" Gen Gen said in surprise.He looked at Zhang Tao with a trace of blame, you guy, Hong Qing is your uncle and you don’t even say it in one breath, and you still hide it, so in case I don’t have a good relationship with your uncle, tell me If there's anything unpleasant to say, wouldn't the matter of snake meat be ruined?

Gen Gen secretly said that it was dangerous, and continued to say: "Your uncle is a pretty good person, and I know him quite well. Sometimes he goes to the mountains to do something or hunt, and he will always come to my house."

"Yes, my uncle is a restless person, and he has something to say to everyone he sees." Zhang Tao echoed.

"Let me tell you a funny story. Last year he killed a deer on the mountain, which weighed only four catties. After he brought the deer to my house, he threw it on the ground and said, root, Squash this roe, you will pay for wine, oil and salt, let’s have a good meal today. I asked him in surprise, if you don’t take it home, would you be willing to eat it here? Guess what he said Woolen cloth?"

"How do you say it?" This was originally a question and answer by Gengen himself, but Zhang Tao and Xueer, who were attracted by Gengen's words, both asked this question at the same time.